Senior Scala Software Engineer (U.S. remote- Full time)
Railroad19Posted 3/12/2025
Senior Scala Software Engineer (U.S. remote- Full time)
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Job Summary
We seek a Senior Scala Software Engineer to join our dynamic team of engineers. As a strong technical resource, you will develop new and enhance existing application services, write tests to maintain code quality, and participate in detailed technical design sessions. You will also identify new opportunities, tools, and services to enhance the software platform and support troubleshoot issues. Our ideal candidate is passionate about developing clean and maintainable code with little or no side-effects, has experience building Restful APIs and applications, and is familiar with Cloud Technologies such as AWS. With a strong analytical and problem-solving skills, you will work effectively with our team to deliver solutions with little oversight. We offer flexible remote work options, $4,000/year travel stipends, and equity in a fast-growing company. Apply now to join our team!
Job Description
Core Responsibilities:
- Develop new and enhance existing application services
- Writing tests to maintain code quality
- Understand and adapt to our client's evolving business requirements within the television advertising domain.
- Participate in detailed technical design sessions to understand client needs and provide productive feedback
- Identify new opportunities, tools, and services to enhance the software platform
- Support and troubleshoot issues, identify the root cause, and proactively recommend corrective actions
Skills & Experience:
- Scala 2.13+ development experience
- Passionate about developing clean and maintainable code with little or no side-effects
- Experience building Restful APIs and applications
- Solid hands-on experience with Cloud Technologies; AWS a plus
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases
- Experience working with Play Framework a plus
- Hands-on experience with Slick Library a plus
- Experience with GraphQL a plus
- Willingness to learn new technologies and takes pride in keeping up with the latest technologies and practices within the Scala development community
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Self-directed and can effectively deliver solutions with little oversight
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical disciplines; or equivalent work experience is preferred but not required
Preferred but not Required
- Hands-on experience with Sangria
- Hands-on experience with the GraphQL library
- Experience with Pekko (or Akka) streams
- Working experience with Kafka
- Hands-on experience with AWS Fargate, Lambda, SQS, EventBridge
